Gonzalo García Lanza

Gonzalo García Lanza
Minister of War
In office
31 January 1853 – 21 July 1853
PresidentManuel Isidoro Belzu
Preceded byJosé Gabriel Tellez
Succeeded byJuan Crisóstomo Hermosa
In office
22 December 1868 – 11 July 1869
PresidentMariano Melgarejo
Preceded byNicolás Rojas
Succeeded byNicolás Rojas
In office
9 October 1869 – 15 January 1871
PresidentMariano Melgarejo
Preceded byNicolás Rojas
Succeeded byNarciso Campero
Personal details
BornJosé Gonzalo García Lanza Campos
(1808-01-08)January 8, 1808
Died(1885-11-20)November 20, 1885
SpouseJuana Cortadellas
Children4
Parent(s)Gregorio García Lanza
Manuela María Campos
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Bolivia
Branch/service Bolivian Army
RankMajor general
Battles/wars
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Major general Gonzalo García Lanza Campos (10 January 1808 – 20 November 1885) was a Bolivian military officer who fought during the Spanish American wars of independence, the War of the Confederation, and the Peruvian–Bolivian War of 1841–42. He was also politically and militarily active in rebellions, revolutions, and civil wars. He controversially allied himself with Mariano Melgarejo in 1864 and would participate in a bloody coup in 1880, nearly bringing Bolivia to anarchy. He served as Minister of War on three different occasions.